Dell Inspiron 1300

Introduction

This is a guide to running Linux with the Dell Inspiron 1300 laptop. The Inspiron 1300 is a low end laptop from Dell with sounds issues in some Linux distributions.

This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.

Specifications

Linux Compatibility

Device

Compatibility

Comments

Processor

Yes

Screen

Yes

Graphics

Yes

Sound

Yes

Ethernet

Yes

Use the b44 modules

56K Modem

Not Tested

USB

Yes

Notes

As default the native screen resolution of the Inspiron 1300 is 1280×800, however due to the way the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 functions this resolution would not be usable right away. You can view our Configuring the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 & 950 guide for more information.

The sound controller on this laptop is supported by the snd-hda-intel module. However Linux distributions which come with ALSA version 1.0.10 or older will not support this chip. You should select a Linux distribution which comes with or can be upgraded to ALSA version 1.0.11 or greater. The sound controller is properly supported then.

Summary

As you can see it can take a little bit of time to get the Dell Inspiron 1300 working correctly. However all its features can be made to work properly under Linux.